February Poetry Contests

February 1 Deadlines

2/1/13	Château de Lavigny Writers' Residence	Prizes: 4-week residency	Fee: none
Le Château de Lavigny Writers' Residence Fondation Ledwig-Rowohlt Montbenon 2 Case postale 5475 1002 Lausanne Switzerland		chlavigny@hotmail.com	Judge:
			Notify: April
Published book: Open to writers who have published at least one book (not self-published) in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translation, plays, and screenplays, this program runs four-week sessions from the beginning of June to mid-September. Writers are offered a private room and all meals. Applicant must be fluent in speaking either English or French. Application must be received by February 1.
http://www.chateaudelavigny.ch/

2/1/13	Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest	Prize: $100 and publication	Fee: none
Dr. Noelle Bowles c/o Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest Kent State University—Trumbull 4314 Mahoning Ave., N.W. Warren, OH 44484			Judge:
			Notify:
2 poems: We accept all forms, themes, styles, and genres of 750 words or less. Submissions must be typed (no handwritten submissions will be considered). Enclose a SASE (disposable submissions preferred).
http://www.kent.edu/news/newsdetail.cfm?customel_datapageid_9299=2564648

2/1/13	Gannon University High School Poetry Contest	Prize: $100, $75, $50, and signed Paul Bilgere books	Fee: none
Berwyn Moore attn: Nat'l High School Poetry Contest Gannon University 109 University Square Erie, PA 16541			Judge:
			Notify: March
Poems: High school students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to participate in the English Department's 31st Annual High School Poetry Contest. Your original poetry. Type each entry separately on plain white paper. Include your name, home address, and phone numbers in upper left corner. Include high school name, address of high school, your grade, and teacher's name in upper right corner. Send 2 poems (Do not send your only copies). Poems will not be returned.
http://ww4.gannon.edu/departmental/english/poetry.asp

2/1/13	Muse Prize for Excellence in Poetry	Prizes: $200, $100, $75	Fee: $6 to WFOP Literary Fund
WFOP/Muse/Jagielski 572 Berwyn Drive Fontana, WI 53125-1556			Judge: TBA
			Notify: April
Poems: Wisconsin poets. First Prize $200 and trophy; Second Prize $100; Third Prize $75. Contest opens December 1. For rules and entry form see site.
http://wfop.org/contests/muse.html

*2/1/13*	Paterson Poetry Prize	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: none
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director Poetry Center Passaic County Community College One College Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07505-1179			Judge:
			Notify:
Published book: For a book of poems, 48 pages or more in length, selected by our judges as the strongest collection of poems published in the previous year. The poet will be asked to participate in an awards ceremony and to give a reading at the Poetry Center. Minimum press run: 500 copies. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration. Three copies of each book should be submitted. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the Poetry Center Library at Passaic County Community College. Books must be received in the Poetry Center by February 1 to be considered for the prize. Books cannot be returned. For a list of winners, include an SASE labeled: "Paterson Poetry Prize". Winners will be announced in Poets & Writers and on the website.
http://www.pccc.edu/home/cultural-affairs/poetry-center/prizes

2/1/12	Potomac Review Poetry Contest	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Montgomery College/Potomac Review
Potomac Review Poetry Contest Montgomery College 51 Mannakee Street, MT/212 Rockville, MD 20850		Contest questions to Editor-in-Chief: zachary.benavidez@montgomerycollege.edu	Judge:
			Notify: April 1
3 poems: Maximum 3-page limit per poem. All entrants will receive a one-year (2 issues) subscription to Potomac Review. Include a cover letter with contact info (i.e. name, address, etc.) and names of poems. Put author's name and address on the cover letter only. Entries will not be returned. All poems must be typed and previously unpublished; no name or address should appear on the poems. If submitting online, either send in the check or pay through Paypal to potomacreview@gmail.com. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please note this in your cover letter and notify us immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Winners will be announced on our website. The winning poem will appear in Potomac Review Issue 52. Semifinalists will be listed on the website and all entries will be considered for publication. Manuscripts that do not follow contest guidelines will be disqualified.
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/alt.aspx?id=18937

2/1/13	Women Artists Datebook Contest	Prizes: $70 and publication	Fee: none
Syracuse Cultural Workers TOOLS FOR CHANGE Box 6367 Syracuse, NY 13217		tree@syracuseculturalworkers.com	Judge:
			Notify: mid-March
Poems: Poetry: $70/4 datebooks. 5 poem/30-line limit/name and address on each page/previously published poems accepted. Artists/poets will be contacted by mid-March if selected. E-mail or postal.
http://syracuseculturalworkers.com/call-art

2/1/13	Yeats Society Poetry Competition	Prize: $250, $100, and publication	Fee: $8 to Yeats Society of NY
National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South New York NY 10003			Judge:
			Notify: mid-March
Poems: Unpublished poems in English up to 60 lines on any subject, each (judged separately) typed on 8.5 x 11 paper without author’s name; attach 3×5 card(s) with name, address, telephone, e-mail. Entry fee: $8 for first poem and $7 each additional. Include SASE to receive results, posted on website mid-March. Winners and honorable mentions receive 2-year Yeats Society membership and are honored at a ceremony in New York in April. Authors retain rights, but permit the Society to publish or broadcast winning entries.
http://yeatssociety.org/?page_id=37

2/1/13	Phyllis Smart Young Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $10 to The Madison Review
online entry			Judge:
			Notify: March 15 on site
3 poems: Submit 3 poems (15 pages total max), double-spaced; include a cover letter with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles.
http://madisonreview.submishmash.com/submit

February 3 Deadlines

2/3/12	Rita Dove Poetry Award	Prize: $1,200, (2x)$150, reading	Fee: $15 to Salem College International Literary Awards
Amy Knox Brown, Director Salem College Center for Women Writers 601 South Church Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101			Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
			Notify: May 16
Poems: for a poem up to 100 lines (up to 2 poems per submission, any style). The winner in each genre will receive $1,200 plus round trip travel and lodging for a reading of his/her work at Salem College. The two honorable mentions named in each genre will receive $150. Competitions are open to anyone living in the U.S. and writing in English except Salem Academy & College employees and students. All submissions must be unpublished. The author's name and address must not appear on the manuscript. Entrants must satisfy all of the following requirements when entering the competition: three clean typed copies of your manuscript, an optional SASE for notification of winners, one cover sheet with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, the genre you are submitting (fiction, nonfiction or poetry), word count (for nonfiction and fiction) / line count (for poetry), and the title(s) of the work(s), and a check for the $15 reading fee, per submission, made out to the Salem College International Literary Awards.
http://www.salem.edu/community/cww/international-literary-awards-guidelines

February 15 Deadlines

2/15/12	LaNelle Daniel Poetry Contest	Prize: $250, $100, $50, and publication	Fee: $5 to Georgia Highlands College
Georgia Highlands College LaNelle Daniel Poetry Contest c/o ORK Editorial Board 3175 Cedartown Hwy. SE Rome, GA 30162			Judge: editors
			Notify: late April
Poems: Poetry may be in any style and on any subject; however, maximum length is 45 lines. Entry fee is $5 per poem or three poems for $10. Payment must accompany the submission. Poems that have been previously published, have received other cash awards, or are under consideration elsewhere are not eligible. All poems must be typed on plain white paper. Author information should be in the upper right hand corner. Entries will not be returned or acknowledged unless accompanied by a SASE. Make check or money order payable to Georgia Highlands College with “Old Red Kimono poetry contest” on the item line. Submit poetry and check or money order (no cash). All entrants will receive a copy of Old Red Kimono.
http://www.highlands.edu/ork/neworkweb/Contest.html

2/15/13	Georgetown Review Poetry Manuscript Contest	Prize: $1,000, 20 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to Georgetown College
Georgetown Review Poetry Manuscript Contest PO Box 227, Georgetown College Georgetown KY 40324			Judge: D.A. Powell
			Notify: May
Book manuscript: A prize of $1,000, 20 author's copies, and publication by Georgetown Review is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $20 entry fee (to Georgetown College) by February 1. Visit website for complete guidelines and to submit online.
http://georgetownreview.georgetowncollege.edu/book_contest.htm

2/15/13	Kathryn Morton Prize in Poetry	Prize: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $27 to Sarabande Books, Inc.
The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry Sarabande Books, Inc. PO Box 4456 Louisville KY 40204			Judge:
			Notify: early July
Book manuscript: Includes a $2,000 cash award, publication of a full-length collection of poetry, and a standard royalty contract. Contest is open to any writer of English who is a U.S. citizen. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines, chapbooks of less than 48 pages, or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Please submit one copy of the manuscript and our required entry form at www.sarabandebooks.org/contest/contest_entry.html. Manuscripts must be: anonymous—the author's name or address cannot appear anywhere on the manuscript (your title page should contain the title only), a minimum of 48 pages of poetry, typed on standard white paper, one side of the page only, paginated consecutively with a table of contents and acknowledgments, machine-copied—no dot-matrix please unless letter quality, bound with a spring clip or placed in a plain file folder. No paper clips please. All manuscripts must be accompanied by our entry form which contains all the necessary identifying information. Do not send your manuscript without this form. Please retain a copy of your manuscript. We cannot return manuscripts. Submission of more that one manuscript is permissible if each manuscript is accompanied by an entry form and handling fee. Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered. Winner will be given the opportunity to make changes before publication. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are permitted, but Sarabande Books must be notified immediately if manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Sarabande Books will consider all finalists for publication. There is a $20 handling fee, check made payable to Sarabande Books, Inc. Manuscripts must be postmarked between and including January 1 and February 15. Include a SASP for notification that manuscript has been received. Include a #10 SASE for contest results. Please send your manuscript in a plain or padded envelope. No boxes please. No Federal Express, Overnight Mail, or UPS. We strongly advise that you send your manuscript first class. Submit online at website.
http://www.sarabandebooks.org/?page_id=1099

2/15/13	National Poetry Series	Prize: (5x)$1,000 and publication	Fee: $30 to The National Poetry Series
The National Poetry Series 57 Mountain Avenue Princeton, NJ, 08540			Judge: five distinguished poets
			Notify: August
Book manuscript: poetry written by American citizens. All manuscripts must be previously unpublished, although some or all of the individual poems may have appeared in periodicals. Translations, chapbooks, small groups of poems, and books previously self-published are not eligible. Manuscript length is not limited. However, a length of 48-64 pages is suggested. Manuscripts, accompanied by an entrance fee of $30 per manuscript, made payable to The National Poetry Series, will be accepted with a postmark of January 1 through (and including) February 15. Manuscripts must include 2 cover pages: One page should list title of manuscript, author’s name, address, and telephone number. This should be the only page with author’s identification. One page should list title of manuscript only. Manuscripts must be: Typed on standard white paper, on one side of the page only. Paginated (include a table of contents). Bound only by a clip as more permanent bindings are very difficult to handle! DO NOT INCLUDE: Acknowledgments, explanatory statements, resumes, autobiographical statements, photographs, illustrations, or artwork. These will not be considered. We regret that manuscripts cannot be returned. No additions, deletions, or substitutions once a manuscript has been submitted. Finalists will be asked to submit five (5) additional copies of their original submission. Winning authors will be given the opportunity to make final changes prior to publication. Please include SASP for confirmation of receipt. Include a SASE if you would like notification of winners. NB: Conflict-of-interest warnings on foetry.com.
http://www.nationalpoetryseries.org/

2/15/13	New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Finishing Line Press
New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition Finishing Line Press P.O. Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324		(859) 514-8966. FinishingBooks@aol.com	Judge: Leah Maines
			Notify: early July
Chapbook manuscript: A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection written by a woman who has never before published a full-length collection. Previous chapbook publication does not disqualify. All entries will be considered for publication. The top ten finalists will be offered publication. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE, and cover letter. Online entry at website.
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/guidelines.php

2/15/12	Julia Peterkin Award	Prize: $1,000 and reading	Fee: $15 to Converse College English Department
The Julia Peterkin Award Creative Writing Program Converse College 580 E. Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29302		864-596-9111	Judge:
			Notify: May
≤10 pages: Biennial. The Julia Peterkin Award is open to all poets writing original works in English in even-numbered years (fiction in odd). Works previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion in the submission. Entries must be typed on quality paper, 8 1/2 by 11. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable. Each entry should include up to 10 pages of poetry, along with a cover page including the writer’s name, address, daytime phone number, and titles of submission. Also include a one-paragraph biography. Entry Requirements: A handling fee of $15 made payable to: Converse College English Department. Include an SASE for notification of contest results. No manuscripts can be returned. Send one copy of the manuscript prepared according to format guidelines. The winner will receive $1,000 and travel expenses for a reading at Converse College; winner should be willing to read in Fall.
http://www.converse.edu/academics/school-humanities-and-sciences/englishcreative-and-professional-writing/creative-writing/j

2/15/13	Vermont Studio Center Fellowship Competition	Prize: residencies/fellowships	Fee: $25 to Vermont Studio Center
Vermont Studio Center 80 Pearl Street Box 613 Johnson, VT, 05656		802-635-2727	Judge:
			Notify: within 8 weeks after deadline
10 pages: Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers over 50 Full Fellowships a year, which are open to all artists and writers. Applications may be submitted at any time. Applicants who wish to be considered for a Full Fellowship must submit their applications by the Full Fellowship Application Deadlines (2/15, 6/15, 10/1); applications must be received, not postmarked, by the application deadline. The Admissions office suggests that applications be submitted six months prior to the desired Residency start date. To Apply: Fill out the application form and include the following: Portfolio or manuscript, Resume, $25 application fee, Copy of tax form (for need-based award and aid), References: names, addresses and telephone numbers of three people who know your work. Writers: 2 copies of a manuscript without your name on any of the pages; clip a cover sheet with your name, address and the title of the piece (if applicable) to the manuscript. Manuscript length: Poets: up to 10 pages, all others: 10-15 pages. For some Restricted Fellowship Awards, the application fee may be waived. The full fee for a 4 week residency is $3,500. Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers Partial Fellowships in grants and work exchange aid that reduces Residency fees
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/writers/

February 16 Deadlines

2/16/13	Memoir (and) Prizes for Memoir in Prose or Poetry	Prizes: $500, $250, $100, and publication	Fee: none
Memoir (and) Submissions 1316 67th Street #8 Emeryville, CA 94608			Judge: editors
			Notify:
Poems: Submit online (strongly prefer via submissions manager) or by mail with SASE. Do not include identifying information on poems.
http://memoirjournal.squarespace.com/contest-details/

February 17 Deadlines

2/17/12	Emily Dickinson First Book Award	Prizes: $10,000 and publication	Fee: none
Poetry Foundation Attn. Emily Dickinson Award 61 West Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654-5457		(312) 787-7070	Judge:
			Notify: April 30
Book manuscript: Not an annual contest. Contestants must be 40 years of age or older by February 17, 2012. There is no charge to submit for this contest. All poems must be original. Translations are not accepted. The manuscript must be between 48 pages and 80 pages in a standard font and size (eg. Times New Roman, 12pt). All manuscripts must be paginated. Begin paginating the manuscript with the first poem; each new poem must start a new page. Submissions may be made in hard copy via mail or online at the following address: dickinson.poetryfoundation.org. The author’s name and complete contact information should appear on the title page only. A brief biography citing any previous chapbook, anthology, or magazine publications should follow the cover page. Publishing credits should include title of poem, where published, and when. Writers who have had chapbooks of poetry printed in editions of 300 copies or more are ineligible. Do not staple or bind hardcopy manuscripts. A manuscript previously submitted to the Emily Dickinson contest may not be reentered, unless it has been selected as a finalist. Submissions are limited to one manuscript per person. All submissions will remain the property of the author. Due to the volume of entries received, manuscripts can not be returned. The winner must grant exclusive first publication rights to the Poetry Foundation and its publication partner, Graywolf Press. Please include SASP or an email address if you wish to be notified of manuscript receipt. The winner will be required to verify age and citizenship, as well as provide tax identification information before the award can be made.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/dickinsonaward

February 28 Deadlines

2/28/13	Donald Hall Prize in Poetry	Prize: $5,500 and publication	Fee: $30 to AWP
online entry		awp@gmu.edu	Judge: D.A. Powell
			Notify: September
Book manuscript: poetry—48 pages minimum text. Original works in English. No mixed-genre manuscripts can be accepted. Each manuscript must include a title page with the manuscript title only. If the author’s name appears anywhere on the manuscript, the submission will be disqualified. Do not add a page with acknowledgement of previous publications or a biographical note.Manuscripts must be in .pdf format. Poetry manuscripts may be single-spaced.
www.awpwriter.org/contests/series.htm

2/28/13	Summer Literary Seminars Contests	Prizes: scholarships	Fee: $17 to Summer Literary Seminars, Inc.
Summer Literary Seminars Unified Literary Contest English Department Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Canada		Do not hesitate to contact SLS with any questions, by e-mail: sls@sumlitsem.org, or mike@sumlitsem.org, or by telephone: (514) 848-2424x4632.	Judge: Eileen Myles
			Notify: spring
Poems: The author of the winning entry will receive airfare, accommodations, and a full tuition waiver to the Summer Literary Seminars program in Canada, Lithuania, or Kenya, AND publication of the winning entry. Second place receives a full tuition waiver, and third place receives a 50% tuition scholarship. Other hand-picked finalists will be offered tuition scholarships as well. All entrants receive a year's subscription to Fence. The complete guidelines are as follows: One essay, story or novel/memoir excerpt, maximum 25 pages per entry. Also, the first annual Arkadii Dragomoshchenko Prize for Innovative Poetry judged by Charles Bernstein. No more than three poems per entry. Only previously unpublished work can be submitted. Include a $17 reading fee for each entry. Multiple entries are permissible as long as separate reading fees are included. Checks should be made out to Summer Literary Seminars, Inc. Include your complete contact information (address, telephone, email address) on the manuscript. Entries are not judged blind. All entrants will be notified of the winners in the spring by e-mail. Do NOT include a SASE. Cover letters are not required. Previous First Place winners may not re-enter. Entries can be submitted online.
http://www.sumlitsem.org/slscontest.html

2/28/13	Utmost Christian Poetry Contest	Prize: $1,000, $500, (10x)$100, + more, and publication	Fee: $20 per poem to Utmost Christian Writers
Utmost Christian Writers Poetry Contest 121 Morin Maze Edmonton, Alberta T6K 1V1 CANADA			Judge: committee
			Notify: April 9
Poems: This contest is open only to Christians. Up to 5 poems, rhymed or free verse, up to sixty (60) lines, but must not have been published previously or have won any prize in any previous competition of any kind. No simultaneous submissions. Poems will be judged by an independent committee of poets under the administration of Utmost Christian Writers Foundation director, Barbara Mitchell. Use entry form. No e-mail entries, but fees may be paid online.
http://www.utmostchristianwriters.com/poetry-contests.php

2/28/13	Wag's Revue Contest	Prizes: $1,000, $500, $100, and publication	Fee: $22.09
enter online			Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: All submissions are considered for publication. There is no limit to the number of entries an author may submit, but each entry must be accompanied with its own submission fee of $20. Submissions of poetry may include multiple poems but should not exceed 10 pages. Fiction and essay submissions should not exceed 10,000 words. All submissions should be previously unpublished. Wag’s Revue asks for first serial rights to all published work; all other rights revert to the author upon publication. Please make sure to remove your name and any contact info from the document you upload so that we may judge every entry anonymously.
http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit.php